The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-12
The JUBILEE CELEBRATION.
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waiahao Seminary, and reported
in yesterdays HERALD, was con
tinued yesterday on the grounds OF
Oahu College. The exercises we're
under the auspices Of the Mission
Children's or Cousins Society, and the
meeting was in fact an adjournment
from Saturday evening. A large lanai
was erected on the lot about midway
between the Bishop Hall Of Science
and the main street gate. The struc.
ture consisted Of scantling covered
with sails, and was in twocompartments,
the larger being the assembly hall and
the smaller the headquarters Of the
commissariat department where the
ladies had laid in full stock Of sand.
wiches, cake, coffee, meats, salads and
other wholesome edibles, which were
dispensed by large force of volunteer
walters to all present, at the time laid
down In the programme. Three
hours were given to the literary and
historical part of the celebration. On
the platform in the lanai was a genuine
home made arm rocking.cha probably
the first ever made in these Islands. 1t
was the handiwork Of the Rev. II.
Bingham, one Of the first missionaries
that landed on these shores. Being
ill-supplied with furniture, Mr. Bing-
ham, whose kit OF tools consisted for
the most part Of jackknife and a
gimlet, Whitfield the chair out Of native
woods. Not only kings and princes
have occupied it at times, but 1t has
been placed for every missionary, new
and old, that visited Honolulu up &c
the year 1870.
The exercises opened with the sing
ing Of the doxology and prayer by DIR
= Lowell Smith. Professor Merritt
chairman, extended cordial greetings t
the guests Of the society on the occa
sion. He referred in feeling terms t
those of the fathers and mothers whom
he had met, his communications will
some of them having been limited t,
, their last hours on earth.
Mrs. l.. y. Coan gave thrilling &C
count Of the landing Of her parents il
: 1870, the difficulties they had to en-
e counter in starting housekeeping opera
( tons and the heroic manner in whicl
Y they adapted themselves to advers
{ circumstances. The incidents and Ia
It bors of her fathers first years anon
the natives were described with vivic
ness Of word painting that held tn
!, audience in breathless attention. b
II sides the chair above referred to, spec
n mems of her fathers skill in WOO
K work, as well as his paternal kline
y ness Of disposition, were placed
Ie view of the assembly in the form {
three well carved wooden dolls, whic
the speaker remarked had recent
= been drawn from their resting place
* The missionary's house did the homo
D. of hospitality in the early days to ca
a tains and officers Of warships, whale
land visitors of all classes, native an
|" foreign.
Extracts from paper, written
Mrs. ID. B. Lyman in '83 for conce
held at that time, was read by Mi
u. Chamberlain. Hilo in 1899 was full
ID described. As samples OF the 10
SIS century progress in which Hilo hi
Id participated at that time, il was note
re that it contained not less than Oh
he wooden building, and one public b,
Ms deity hung in a cocoanut tree. Roa
he were nil. Some interesting accounts
er pioneer work in teaching and preac
lat ing and visiting were well described.
The work Of the Rev. S. Gre
on Maui was sketched in an ali
ne written and we'll read paper by |
mt daughter, Miss Mary Green, prese
'e' w. C. t. U. missionary among t
W, Hawaiians Mr.. Green had sever
nd his connection with the Americ
a Board, not being satisfied with the al
oil. tude Of that body on the question
OF negro slavery, and went to Makawi
dllQ otdiiCo Oi ~ oONoho NHbNi ~
ri in pioneer evangelization. The lab'
of Mr.. Green were really apostolic
AID character, although mentioned in "
no modest terms by the reader.
m. DIR. Emerson read extracts from
,at journal OF Mrs. U. S. Emerson. I
or. landing at Honolulu, the visit at
~. Palace to Kamehameha Ill, and
ere hearty reception given by that monar
Of the teaching Of arithmetic to nat
ace women by Mrs Emerson, BRAN
rer seeds being extemporized to take
place of the modern arithmetic'
many curious incidents in dealing "
ST. the natives, the extent Of the labors
,eir this member of the band, the coast |
the of his parish being some S. miles 10
.nu or from Koolauloa to Waianae 9
rem Eva, were briefly related. AmC
ibt, other facts, it was mentioned tina
the church was erected at Kahuku in IS
us, and In the following year Io4 memb